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West Midlands Police Federation
Review

of the year 2021

January
6 A shortage of detectives means that 27 The Police Federation highlighted its Birmingham but has no close family. So a
many are working excessive hours, giving calls for changes to how long it takes to staff member took to social media to ask
up rest days, missing time with their conclude investigations of complaints for cards and well wishes for the
families and still having to deal with against officers as part of a Government milestone birthday.
some of the most traumatic inquiry into the role and remit of the Almost 9,000 birthday cards and gifts
investigations, says then West Midlands Independent Office for Police Conduct from around the world arrived as a result
Police Federation chair Jon Nott. (IOPC). Conduct and performance chair and West Midlands Police took the
Jon, who is also deputy secretary of the Phill Matthews commented on issues opportunity to make her birthday even
Police Federation’s National Detectives’ surrounding the complaint process in a more memorable by hand delivering
Forum (PFNDF), spent much of his career blog on the Federation’s website as he cards and a watercolour painting of
as a detective before becoming a prepared to appear in front of the Home Acocks Green police station by budding
full-time Federation official in November Affairs Select Committee. artist PC Alan Davis.
2019. He was commenting during a
month-long Federation focus on 29 West Midlands 17
detectives. Police Federation 357
chair at the time
8 Giles Dean says police Jon Nott welcomed officer
officers are in a the latest police
unique position to recruitment figures. uplift
make a difference to He described the
people’s lives as he news as a
prepared for promising start after the Force had an
retirement after uplift of 357 officers in the first year of The planned West Midlands Police
almost 30 years in the Government’s campaign to boost Museum was given a £1 million National
uniform. Giles, who officer numbers nationwide by 20,000 Lottery Heritage Fund grant. The
chaired the West over a three-year period. The figures museum’s displays will tell the stories of
Midlands Police Federation Health and released by the Home Office show there prisoners and staff, including the real
Safety Committee, was speaking as he were 7,048 officers in the Force as at 31 “peaky blinders” who were imprisoned in
looked back over a career which began in December 2020, up from 6,691. Birmingham’s Victorian Lock-Up on
1991 when John Major was Prime Steelhouse Lane.
Minister and (Everything I Do) I Do It For February
You was number one in the charts. 1 The Police Federation of England and March
Wales (PFEW) called for a three per cent 5
12 A West Midlands pay rise as part of its annual submission
Police officer who was to the Police Remuneration Review Body
racially abused as a (PRRB).
child became Britain’s
first football hate 3 West Midlands Police Federation chair at
crime officer. PC the time Jon Nott called for police
Stuart Ward, who has misconduct investigations to be speeded
been a response up for the benefit of officers and the
officer for 12 years, taxpayer. Jon said that too many officers
vowed to improve the are being left in limbo by being put Plans were unveiled for new welfare
ability to investigate offences against through protracted probes by the facilities for officers deployed to major
players and fans. Independent Office for Police Conduct incidents and events or while preserving
(IOPC) and local Professional Standards scenes. West Midlands Police Federation,
21 West Midlands Police Federation called Departments (PSD). in a joint initiative with the Force,
for offenders who weaponise Covid-19 to ordered a welfare van that would be
be jailed. Branch chair at the time Jon 17 West Midlands officers decided they fitted out so that it provides a warm and
Nott said figures released by the Crown couldn’t let a special local resident’s dry place to take a break and somewhere
Prosecution Service (CPS) showed the 100th birthday go unnoticed. Lilian to make a hot drink or light
extent of the problem and called for Greenway is a resident at Heartlands refreshments.
urgent action to protect officers. Care and Nursing home in Yardley,
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